Central Saint Martins Sets MA Dramatic Writing Showcase Date

The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins has announced its MA Dramatic Writing showcase.

The showcase will take place on July 4th as part of London Writers' Week and will showcase the work of Group Two, the second ever cohort to graduate from the new MA Dramatic Writing, which is run by Course Leader Jennifer Tuckett alongside 11 of the UK's leading industry professionals.

The 11 leading industry professionals who teach and have developed the course include Ola Animashawun, founder of The Royal Court Theatre's young writers programme, John Yorke, founder of the BBC Writers Academy, Philip Shelley, founder of the Channel 4 screenwriting course, Nina Steiger, Senior Dramaturg at the National Theatre, Steve Winter, co-founder of the Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays and TS Eliot US/UK Exchange and Director of the Kevin Spacey Foundation, Caroline Jester, former Dramaturg at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Stephen Jeffreys, whose Playwriting Masterclasses have led the way in the UK, Lucy Kerbel, founder and Director of Tonic Theatre, David Edgar, who founded the UK's first MA in Playwriting, Fin Kennedy, founder of Schoolwrights and Artistic Director of Tamasha Theatre Company and Kate Rowland, founder of BBC Writersroom.

This year's graduating students are:

· Rachel Coombe - a talented theatre and screen writer, Rachel's work has been selected for the Central Saint Martins/Bush Theatre collaboration, ENO and Taxi Tales by Tamasha Theatre Company. Rachel has a particular interest in work with an element of fantasy and writing for young people.

· Sara Costa - a writer from Portugal, Sara has written "Posh Out of Order", a mockumentary style comedy inspired by shows like "Made in Chelsea", amongst other work

· Elizabeth Goeller - an American writer, Elizabeth is particularly interested in screen and writing about women and politics. Elizabeth was selected for the Central Saint Martins/Bush Theatre collaboration in 2015

· Goncalo Grazina Malaquias - a writer from Portugal, Goncalo is interested in experimental work and screen and represented Portugal at the Venice Film Festival

· Alexis Han-Holdren - a writer from America, Alexis writes, acts and produces, including the short film "Figments" which is currently on the festival circuit. Alexis is particularly interested in writing about women

· Titilola Ige - a writer from a Nigerian background, Titi is the winner of The Student Guide to Writing: Playwriting, her company is an Associate Company at Tamasha Theatre Company and she is currently working with the Soho Theatre and Nitrobeat. A talented writer for theatre and screen, Titi also produces and directs, works with young people via her charity Reaching Higher and was recently selected for University Women in the Arts.

· Jorge Hernandez Jimenez - a writer from Mexico, Jorge writes surreal and fantastical work for theatre and screen and was recently selected to assist writer Lin Coghlan on the theatre production "The Day of the Living".

· VictoRia Jones - a writer and actress, originally from the North of England, Victoria writes for theatre and screen and has taken part in new writing nights such as with DryWrite as both an actress and writer in London and was selected for the MA Screen collaboration and commissioned for Taxi Tales by Tamasha Theatre Company and had her work showcased by ENO

· NSR Khan - a talented theatre, radio and screen writer selected for writing programmes at the Traverse Theatre and Tamasha and produced by BBC Radio 4 and the Bush, following a career as a barrister.

· Catherine Milne - the former Head of Research at Lynda La Plante's Production Company, and a talented screen and theatre writer, Catherine is particularly interested in women and was selected for the Central Saint Martins/Bush Theatre collaboration, a short film project and ENO

· Margaret Perry - a graduate of The Royal Court Theatre's young writers programme, Margaret's theatre work has already won awards, attachments and commissions and Margaret is a very talented theatre and screen writer from Ireland. Her graduation play "Turf" has a forthcoming production at the Kings Head Theatre.

· Aurelia Rosegger -a writer from India and Germany, Aurelia is interested in theatricality in her work and recently worked with Tim Supple in India. A writer for theatre, digital media and screen.

· Max Sellers - a comic writer, especially strong on film, and one of only two writers on the course selected for both film collaborations at Drama Centre London over the two years.

· Gretha Viana - an Emmy-nominated producer from Brazil, now making a career in England as a dramatic writer. Particularly interested in documentary, writing inspired by real life events and using elements of fantasy in her work.

· Dan Waldron - a writer from America, particularly interested in screen and sci-fi, Dan has been commissioned for Taxi Tales by Tamasha Theatre Company amongst other work

· AleXander Young - interested in comedy, romance and historical dramas, one of only two writers selected for both film collaborations at Drama Centre London over the two years.

Jennifer Tuckett, Course Leader of the MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins said: "Central Saint Martins has a wonderful tradition of finding and nurturing the next generation of leading artists. With the showcase of Group Two, we hope this is an opportunity for people to see some of the most talented emerging writers in the UK today in theatre, television, film, radio and digital media. Whilst on the course, the writers have worked with the Bush Theatre, Tamasha, Old Vic New Voices, the Kevin Spacey Foundation, ENO and BBC Writersroom amongst others as well as being trained by our 12 Masters, for example John Yorke has been teaching them a version of his BBC Writers Academy model and Fin Kennedy has brought his expertise from Schoolwrights to the course. Its been a privilege over the last three years to explore a new model for training writers with 12 of the leading industry professionals and I hope the graduation showcase also offers a taste of this model."

The MA Dramatic Writing course is unique in covering writing for theatre, film television, radio and digital media, teaching craft and business skills for a dramatic writing career, and also works with the industry via innovative projects such as the MA Dramatic Writing Lab, a space for the industry to develop projects in partnership with students which has supported Old Vic New Voices, Tamasha, Tonic Theatre, the Kevin Spacey Foundation, Tim Crouch, Caroline Horton, the Bush Theatre and BBC Writersroom amongst others. The course is dedicated to exploring new models for training dramatic writers in the UK.

For more information on the showcase and to book tickets please go to: www.londonwritersweek-dramaticwritingshowcase.eventbrite.co.uk

For more information on the students in Group Two please go to the students website at: www.madramaticwriting2016.wordpress.com